Healthy Fig and Oat Bars

Submitted by sizzlera

"An adapted recipe from fat-free archives. My version includes more fruit filling!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• Base

• 3⁄4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1⁄4 cup oat bran or 1/4 cup low-fat granola
• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup sugar substitute
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg white
• 1⁄4 cup skim milk
• 1⁄4 cup applesauce

• Filling

• boiling water
• 1⁄2 cup chopped dried fig
• 1⁄2 cup dates
• 1 cup chopped dried prune
• 1⁄2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup diced cherries

• Topping

• 1⁄2 cup fat-free granola

directions

1. Cover filling ingredients with boiling water, cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
2. Combine all dry ingredients
3. Combine wet ingredients.
4. Add-in wet ingredients and mix
5. Spread base into floured square pan.
6. Stir filling until smooth - consistency should be like that of applesauce.
7. Spread filling over base.
8. Cover with low fat granola or rolled oats.
9. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 18-20 minutes.

Reviews

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A delicious healthy snack! I used gluten-free flour, real sugar, and soy milk. I used fresh figs instead of dried and omitted the dates and raisins. I found that they still had ample fruit filling, but it was a little runny/chunky, so I ran it through my blender. I used extra granola for a crunchy top. Thanks for posting!